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Stabilisierter Leitstand
A Stabilisierter Leitstand (), abbreviated SL, was a Ship gun fire-control system, fire control element in German World War II era shipborne heavy anti-aircraft defense. One to four SL's were installed on all capital ships of the Kriegsmarine. A Stabilisierte Leitstand measured distance, Bearing (navigation), bearing and height of the target. Angles for bearing and height were taken through an optical sight, whilst distance was measured with a stereoscopic rangefinder. The director post was stabilized on three axes: against Ship motions, pitch and roll so that measurements were taken in a horizontal plane. Stabilization against yaw kept the director post trained on the target even when the ship was turning. The measured data was processed by a Director (military), director analog computer () to calculate settings for the anti-aircraft battery. The director posts were colloquially called "Wackeltöpfe" () by the ships crew. Operation The anti-aircraft artillery officer assigned ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv Bild 193-18-6-25, Schlachtschiff Bismarck
The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) (, lit. "Federal Archive") are the national archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952. They are subordinated to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Claudia Roth since 2021) under the German Chancellery, and before 1998, to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany), Federal Ministry of the Interior. On 6 December 2008, the Archives donated 100,000 photos to the public, by making them accessible via Wikimedia Commons. History The federal archive for institutions and authorities in Germany, the first precursor to the present-day Federal Archives, was established in Potsdam, Brandenburg in 1919, a later date than in other European countries. This national archive documented German government dating from the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867. It also included material from the older German Confederation and the Imperial Chamber Court. The oldest docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
